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LOT 1338
Western Asiatic Terracotta Figurine Fragment Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3/4 - 3 3/4 in. (623 grams total, 21-94 mm).
Including Indus Valley type figure, various heads and other body parts. [26. No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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Western Asiatic Lead Magical Disc
1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Discoid with rolled rim, central boss and frieze of profile figures between altars. 27.3 grams, 36 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Sassanian Haematite Seal
4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Plano-convex stamp seal with design of two scorpions placed tête-bêche; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8 grams, 17 mm
Acquired in Europe in 1997. European private collection. -
Late Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £273
A broad carinated bowl with radiating repoussé panels, central slightly domed roundel, carination below the rim. 233 grams, 17.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.